| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 219 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index. |
| Contents |
List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- Nepal timeline -- Introduction : Understanding the crisis in Nepal and state failure -- State formation and political transition in Nepal (1768- 2005) -- Ethnicity and politics in Nepal -- Economic crisis and the lack of performance legitimacy -- Maoist insurgency and the militarization of the Nepali polity and society -- Popular uprising 2006 -- Problems and prospects -- Appendix 1 : Nepal : the fundamentals -- Appendix 2 : Memorandum from UNPF to the prime minister -- Appendix 3 : Unofficial translation of the letter of understanding between the seven-party coalition and the Communist Party of Nepal -- Appendix 4 : Unofficial translation of the eight-point agreement between SPA and the CPN (M) -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors. |
| Summary |
Paradise Lost examines the state-society relationships in Nepal and demonstrates that the nature of the state, disjuncture between the state and the society, and the rupture of the ideological hegemony of the ruling class of Nepal have created a situation where existing institutional frameworks are disintegrating and the state is rapidly unraveling. Dr. Ali Riaz and Dr. Subho Basu analyze the roles of ethnicity, identity, and deprivation, in engendering discontent and the rise of the Maoists as a formidable political force. Mindful of the geo-strategic importance of the country, this book contextualizes these domestic developments within the post-9/11 global world. Jointly authored by a political scientist and a historian this book brings together structural and historical perspectives. Written in an engaging language, Paradise Lost? will appeal to political scientists, historians, sociologists, and those interested in current affairs. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nepal -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Nepal. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Political stability -- Nepal.
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Political stability. |
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Legitimacy of governments -- Nepal.
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Legitimacy of governments. |
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Political culture -- Nepal.
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Political culture. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Basu, Subho.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Riaz, Ali. Paradise lost? Lanham : Lexington Books, 2010 9780739146644 (OCoLC)551906458 |
| ISBN |
9780739158654 (electronic book) |
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0739158651 (electronic book) |
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0739146645 (Trade Paper) |
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9780739146644 (Trade Paper) |
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9780739114261 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0739114263 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780739146644 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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